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OPerational SECurity
is very important to understand when dealing with the government.
OPSEC helps to protect classified and unclassified information that
our government has. It Is very important for everyone to understand.
There are many key points of OPSEC that will be pointed out below
in this briefing.
For
us it is important to keep the information of the military person
we know safe. In the wrong hands, the unclassified information YOU
possess could cause potentially grave harm to the United States
or your military service member.
What is the Threat?
The threat is harm to the United States or
your military service member. If there were no threats, there would
be no reason to protect anything. These threats are what your men
and woman are fighting against.
What are you protecting?
Any
and all unclassified/classified information. Hopefully if you do
not possess a security clearance, you do not know any classified
information. But all information need to remain safe.
Examples of this include:
- Last
names.
- All
Dates (Returning/Leaving/R&R, etc.)
- Exact
Unit numbers or Unit Names.
- Exact
locations (Bases, Posts, Forts, Ports)
- Addresses,
email, phone numbers.
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All
information Trusted to You should remain in your brain, do not SHARE
this information. If it's questionable as to whether or not you should
say the information, ask a Station Manager/Station Owner or keep it
to yourself.
Need To Know
Need to know is an important concept to understand. Stop, think and
decide whether or not another person needs to know this information.
Does Person A need to know Private John's last name? In most cases
NO! Addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, dates, unit numbers,
locations or bases/ports etc., and all other "sensitive"
information are all examples of things "strangers" do not
need to know.
Even between two people who hold a Top Secret security clearance.
One person my not tell the other a classified number if that person
does not have a need to know.
Before you give away any information to another person, decide if
they have the need to know. This is a very important concept.
Basic OPSEC Countermeasures
- Properly
destroy sensitive information.
- Avoid
posting or displaying sensitive information.
- Do not
leave laptop computers unattended in public places.
- Be aware
of the threats.
- Know how
information is gathered.
- Know what
information requires protection.
- Know what
you can do to protect the information.
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What
is Sensitive Information?
Sensitive
information can be anything. Usually sensitive information is any
place of unclassified (or classified) information that can help the
enemy put the missing pieces of the puzzle together. Sensitive information
can be anything from a last name to a bank account number. Be practicing
need to know, you should be effective in minimizing the amount of
sensitive information you give out. The most important concepts is
to stay aware of the information you know, and be sure that you keep
it safe.
The Intelligence
Puzzle
When the enemy collects enough sensitive UNCLASSIFIED
information he may be able to find out what the big picture is. With
enough unclassified information, it is significantly easier to piece
together what the CLASSIFIED information would be. This is a huge
security risk.
OPSEC is so much more than this, but this is a general idea of it.
Please check out the links below for more information. OPSEC is a
great tool that we all use, but should be more aware of, especially
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HOOAH!!!!
Radio Rules
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Please understand HOOAH!!!! Radio takes OPSEC very SERIOUS and
we will do everything in our power to uphold service members and military
organization sensitive information safe.
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HOOAH!!!!
Radio Forums - Please
practice OPSEC in your posts in the forum, please do not include sensitive
information listed above in your post. This includes, pictures, unit
numbers or organizations deployed, service members first or last name,
deployment dates. If any moderator or administrator finds you in violation
your post will be modified or deleted and you will be notified of
the violation via the PM System.
Requests - We will not be able to use
a service members first or last name on the air due to OPSEC guidelines.
When making a request a good example to follow would be this:
Example: I like to send a song to my
friend, brother, sister, family member, etc., that just got back from
Iraq and he/she is in the (service branch).
HOOAH!!!! Radio Shoutouts -
HOOAH!!!!
Radio management will make sure all recorded shoutouts to service
members meet all OPSEC guidelines prior to being aired on HOOAH!!!!
Radio.
HOOAH!!!! Radio Staff - All HOOAH!!!!
Radio staff members will comply with all OPSEC guidelines, and if
found to be in violation on the air, maybe released from HOOAH!!!!
Radio permanently.
Thanks,
HOOAH!!!! Radio Station Management |
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HOOAH!!!!
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